Giants Edge Cardinals With Late Rally, Eliminate St. Louis From Playoff Contention

SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — Andrew Knizner hit a go-ahead RBI triple in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants eliminated the St. Louis Cardinals from postseason contention with a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night.

One day after the Cardinals ended the Giants’ playoff hopes with a late comeback, San Francisco returned the favor at Oracle Park. Rafael Devers hit his 34th home run for the Giants. St. Louis had taken a 3-2 lead in the third on an RBI double from Brendan Donovan and a run-scoring single by Iván Herrera.

José Buttó earned the win in relief for San Francisco. Riley O’Brien took the loss for the Cardinals. Tristan Beck recorded the save. Both teams are now 78-81. The attendance was 32,409.